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- 07/25/08
Judge Sides with Redskins The Washington Redskins have won the latest round in a 16-year court battle against a group of American Indians, prevailing on a technicality that again skirts the issue of whether the team’s nickname is racially offensive. In a ruling dated June 25 and first circulated Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the youngest of the seven Native American plaintiffs waited too long after turning 18 to file the lawsuit that attempts to revoke the Redskins trademarks.
posted to Culture at 9:52 AM CDT
Lecavalier signs 11-year, $85-million extension with Lightning Owner Oren Koules was ecstatic. "It's a huge day for this organization and this ownership group," he said Saturday night.
posted to Hockey at 5:20 PM CDT
What happened to the salary cap that was so importnt to the owners they blew off a season for it?
posted at 9:46 AM CDT on July 14
Excavators find articfacts from the 18th Century buried below Rutgers Stadium. The crew, working on the Rutgers Stadium Expansion Project (warning: embedded audio), has discovered thousands of artifacts among what are believed to be the remains of a tavern and a house built in the 1700's.
posted to Culture at 10:12 AM CDT
I wonder if this gets Rutgers, one of my alma maters, somewhere near the Cool list. But I doubt it.
posted at 10:17 PM CDT on July 9
An incredible collection of photos from yesterday's Turkey vs. Switzerland rain-soaked Euro 2008 match, courtesy of Alan Taylor's phenomenal photoblog at the Boston Globe.
posted to Soccer at 1:26 PM CDT
Amazing that the game went ahead, but with the tight Euro schedule and huge TV dollars, not surprising.
posted at 5:20 PM CDT on June 12
16 nations vie for Euro 2008 title beginning June 7. Czech Republic, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Greece, Russia, Spain, Spain, Sweden. Who's your pick to win it? Who will be the surprise team? Where can we watch live in the US for free at home (or can we)? Get the ball rolling inside.
posted to Soccer at 12:21 PM CDT
I'll go with a slight dark horse and say The Netherlands. Tough group and some weakness in the back four but this might just be their year, especially with van der Saar so hot, van Nistlerooj aiming to peak for the tourney and van Persie back from injury too.
posted at 4:53 PM CDT on June 5
Mark Hughes is new Manchester City manager. The former Manchester United star and Blackburn Rovers manager takes over from Sven-Goran Eriksson. The article also mentions that Hughes was non-committal on the impending purchases of Brazilians Ronaldinho and Jo. The next Manchester derby should be a rousing affair, with Hughes going up against old boss Alex Ferguson. Meanwhile, with Hughes' move, Chelsea loses yet another candidate to replace the departed Avram Grant. And Blackburn appear to be in no hurry to fill Hughes' spot, with candidates such as Sam Allardyce (late of Newcastle and Bolton) lined up.
posted to Soccer at 12:05 PM CDT
Taking over from SAF and doing really well will not get near the personal acclaim as taking over Man City right now, even if the odds of claiming any where near the same silverware are far lower. And I still think Roy Keane is the next manager, or next after Quieroz.
posted at 4:55 PM CDT on June 5
If Erickson is such a great manager why did he take the Mexico job?
posted at 2:44 PM CDT on June 10
Mourinho to Inter Milan, targets Chelsea trio. The Special One lands at Inter, and speculation is he will go after Essien, Drogba and Lampard.
posted to Soccer at 12:52 PM CDT
Will he be another Flip Saunders, though? Inter have some outstanding players and with a big purse for this summer should only get better but TSO will still have to get past the likes of AC, Real Madrid, Liverpool and especially Chelsea and ManU to get the prize his new bosses hired him to win.
posted at 2:11 PM CDT on June 4
ESPN Fires Pittsburgh Radio Host Mark Madden Last Wednesday, ESPN 1250 host Mark Madden responded to news of Sen. Ted Kennedy's illness with this comment: "I'm very disappointed to hear that Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is near death because of a brain tumor. I always hoped Senator Kennedy would live long enough to be assassinated." This Wednesday, he's looking for a new job. AOL Fanhouse blogger Ryan Wilson's response: "It couldn't have happened to a nicer jerk."
posted to Other at 8:34 AM CDT
This guy made his living by cranking out the negativity and nastiness, why the heck would any one, especially his bosses, not expect him to go over even the line they drew at some point? All the shock jocks do it eventually.
posted at 12:41 PM CDT on May 28
Man United cornered by Ronaldo speculation After the recent double by Man U, Ronaldo is the hottest player in the world. If you had a top team and the money would you try to sign him?
posted to Soccer at 7:53 AM CDT
Did you guys notice that Real is rumoured to be offering double his current, very high already salary? And after all, it isn't like RM are the Evil Empire or some place he'd be selling his soul for the dosh.
posted at 12:53 PM CDT on May 28
"So although it was an excellent season, we are still disappointed."
posted to Soccer at 10:28 PM CDT
Agreed. Premier League clubs seemed to have more sense than other top leagues in coaching tenures--I think the shelf life in Brazil is about four months--but that is beginning to change; evidence is at Newcastle, Fullham, Tottenham and the FPP-mentioned Chelsea and Man City.
I wonder how safe even Arsene Wenger is if the Gunners don't do better next season than 3rd in the league, not even getting to a domestic Cup finals or past the Champions League quarters, especially if the ownership (finally) changes at the Emirates.
Rafa Benitez should be safe for another 12 months if the Reds' ownership situation stabilizes. David Moyes is surely safe after retaining the UEFA Cup spot, unless he gets recruited for a bigger job. Roy Keane, Harry Redknapp, Mark Hughes and Martin O'Neill are fine. I wonder about pretty much everyone else with the possible exception of Roy Hodgeson.
If Keane can keep Sunderland up again he will surely be the frontrunner to replace SAF in two years. He might have an extremely cool coaching setup if does, with Ole already working with the Red Devil reserves and Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes apparently joining him when they hang up their boots.
posted at 12:30 PM CDT on May 25
Owlie, I wonder if those rumors are floated more to keep Queiroz happy and in place as #2. His record, brief as it is, as a head man is not that great and I think if Keane, if he does well for two more seasons at Sunderland, or perhaps another ex-ManUre like Mark Hughes are more likely to get the job.
posted at 11:56 AM CDT on May 26
Manchester United Complete Double The Champions League final was won on a sloppy rain-soaked pitch in Moscow when Manchester United held off 10-man Chelsea on (gag) penalties after John Terry slips taking decisive attempt.
posted to Soccer at 9:20 PM CDT
First substitution from either team was in the 87th minute. I was really surprised that Scholes didn't come off at the hour mark and that SAF didn't replace either Carrick or Hargreaves with enough time left to maybe win in regulation.
Harsh playing throughout and Michel surely cemented his place in the Stamford Bridge Hall of Voodoo Dolls after the early yellow to Makelele and bad decisions on who put the ball over the end line time and again in the second half. Drogba's red, though, that one they cannot count against the ref.
Even so, the Red Devils needed every scrap to get this trophy home.
Does the result make any of you think Portugal's odds of winning Euro2008 just went up?
posted at 10:25 PM CDT on May 21
There is an "I" in "Team"? Rochelle High School track standout Bonnie Richardson wins the state track title, the TEAM TRACK TITLE, all by herself.
posted to Other at 9:49 AM CDT
Wow! Not only did she win, it wasn't even close as she had 1/6 more points than the second place team!
posted at 2:53 PM CDT on May 12
D'Antoni accepts Knicks' offer Mike D'Antoni is set to become coach of the New York Knicks, bringing his entertaining offensive style from the Phoenix Suns to a team coming off one of the worst seasons in its history. Can he make the Knicks contenders again?
posted to Basketball at 4:48 PM CDT
And we all know how patient and forgiving the NY media are, eh? I hope that money's guaranteed down the line.
Maybe this is part of Cablevision's strategy behind buying Newday? Own the media, it's harder for them to hold your team up to ridicule.
posted at 3:00 PM CDT on May 12
Chelsea beat Liverpool, set up final battles with Man Utd for Premier League and Champions League Chelsea broke their Liverpool and Champions League jinx with a 3-2 (4-3 aggregate) win to move into the final against Premier League leaders Manchester United. Has this ever happened before, where the same top two domestic teams (they are tied on points but United has far superior goal difference with two matches to go) are also in the Champions League final?
posted to Soccer at 4:25 PM CDT
When Babel scored that wild goal I thought we were in for another miracle finish but Chelsea were (ack!) the better team. I remain confused why the 'Pool kicked the ball around the last bit of the second half instead of attacking though this hubris was probably the cause of our downfall.
posted at 11:58 PM CDT on April 30
posted to Baseball at 10:27 AM CDT
When we grow up this will not seem out of the ordinary.
posted at 3:37 PM CDT on April 30
Chiefs trade Jared Allen to Minnesota: League leading sack specialist Jared Allen has been traded to Minnesota for first and third round draft picks.
posted to Football at 11:36 AM CDT
Of course, the Vikings will benefit immediately, where as the Chiefs won't feel the effect of their draft picks for another couple of years.
If the Chiefs trade up and get someone like Dorsey, or even if they don't, plenty of first rounders, especially on defense or the O line, have first year impact. Just look at the 49ers #1 last year, Patrick Willis, who lead the team in tackles. Contrary example is just across the Bay, though, Raiders and overall #1 JaMarcus Russell, but he foolishly held out for a better deal and lost a year of playing time.
posted at 2:49 PM CDT on April 24
Where have you gone Darius Miles? Former basketball phenom Darius Miles waived by the Trailblazers after the team, and an independent doctor appointed by the NBA, deem his injuries "career-ending".
posted to Basketball at 11:17 AM CDT
Well, beneficial to Allen except for the $21 million the team still has to cough up. So not 100% dream result. Not 0% either, just not 100%.
posted at 2:19 PM CDT on April 15
Frozen Four: Where Eagles Soar The Boston College Eagles won the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four championship by knocking off this year's Cinderalla, Notre Dame, 4-1. This is BC's third national championship. Game Notes. Slide Show.
posted to Hockey at 10:04 AM CDT
BC: Thank you for beating the ND. Any team that beats ND in any sport is okay with me.
posted at 2:32 PM CDT on April 15
Basqueing in Glory: Athletic Bilbao is Europe's most exotic football club. For 80 years, the legendary club has managed to keep itself in Spain's top division, fielding players recruited exclusively from the Basque region. But how long can the fiercely independent club continue to resist the trends of globalization?
posted to Soccer at 2:35 PM CDT
Good article. Some traditions are worth keeping even if the result is not always the best. From my long distance perspective, that Athletico Bilbao should have this tradition resonates strongly with the persistence of their region's lengthy campaign for independence. Maybe they will go down, maybe not; either way they are still the club of the Basques.
posted at 2:51 PM CDT on April 11
Formula One president caught in Nazi bondage orgy scandal. [Max] Mosley's five-hour encounter with five women in a bondage orgy has prompted accusations of Nazi role-playing and engulfed the Formula One racing world in a leadership crisis that prompted the sport's ruling body Wednesday to announce a meeting of its governing assembly June 3 to decide whether Mosley can keep his post.
posted to Auto Racing at 6:53 PM CDT
Best or funniest, jc? Or best as well as funniest?
posted at 2:40 PM CDT on April 11
Improv Everywhere makes the kids' day. For one day, two Little League teams got to experience the big leagues; complete with shirtless fans, NBC's Jim Gray calling the game, a jumbotron and the Goodyear blimp.
posted to General at 3:57 PM CDT
Wow!
posted at 2:44 PM CDT on April 8
Olympic torch put out by protests. Security officials canceled the final run of the Olympic relay through Paris after chaotic protests Monday, sending a snuffed-out torch to its destination on a bus in a humiliating concession to protesters decrying China's human rights record.
posted to Olympics at 12:24 PM CDT
If this were a FIFA event France, and maybe England, would be banned from the Olympics for not properly managing security. Mind you, I'm with the protesters, I just think the way FIFA plays hardball is amusing.
posted at 3:06 PM CDT on April 7
Liverpool Co-Owner: Fans Hate Tom Hicks American billionaire George Gillett is kicking himself for buying Liverpool FC with fellow Yank Tom Hicks. Since Hicks scuttled a deal by a Dubai group that wants to buy out Gillett's 50 percent, the owners have gotten an enormous amount of hate mail and calls from angry fans, according to his co-owner. "The thing that angers fans the most is the prospect I might sell even one share of my stock to my partner," Gillett said in a radio interview. "They do not want him to have any controlling interest in this club -- they do not even want him to have any ownership in the club. As a result of that -- and it's been very difficult for my wife with the amount that I travel -- we receive many phone calls in the middle of the night threatening our lives -- death threats."
posted to Soccer at 6:43 PM CDT
I haven't read any serious complaints about the Glasers in some time now, nor any at all really about Randy Lerner since he took over Aston Villa. There are some bad owners in any top-flight sport league and it has nothing to do with being American or whatever, that some bad owners are American is simply coincidence.
Of course as a Reds fan I'd really like this sorted, and soon.
posted at 3:05 PM CDT on March 31
georgieB, you and I simply disagree. I see little in the way of facts behind your opinion of the Glazers, except of course they did take the loans, though I'm not interested in changing what you think or disputing your entitlement to feel how you do. However, the Red Devils did win the EPL last year and are likely to do so again this, with the Champions League a possibility as well so the financial maneuvering doesn't seem to have had on-field impact.
Note that I'm not saying SAF isn't the most important factor in said success, nor am I saying he is. I would also point out that he's been given a transfer budget the last few years that only Abramovitch surpassed. Speaking of Chelsea's Russian owner, he doesn't attend all his team's home games--should he be forced to sell?
As for how I came to be a Reds fan, what difference does it make? You're probably assuming it happened when they had all the success in the '70s and '80s and, yes, it was at that time, but not because of it. A college friend from England was a Liverpool fanatic and it was his influence which was the cause.
posted at 6:16 PM CDT on April 1
I would think that United won the Premiership last year and challenging for more honours this year in spite of the Glazers
Think all you like, I'm not disputing your opinion and you may well be correct, but if you want to convince me (or others, I suspect) you need to back that up with real data. The Glazers have splashed out large quantities of cash for Tevez, Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves (not sure when Vidic came in), all without forcing SAF to sell any of the big contributors, which to me says they are not (only) running the club for financial gains.
What do you see that's different?
posted at 3:00 PM CDT on April 3
Your facts do nothing to support your argument (IMO). For instance, the Glazers may not have (yet) paid a transfer fee for Tevez but they were behind a major court/PR case to get him onboard and are certainly paying him a decent wage and while SAF may have wanted Hargreaves, the previous owners couldn't get the deal done and the current ones did.
What would show me the strength of your assertion is negative things that can be clearly laid at the owners' feet. Raising ticket prices might be the one thing that comes close, except that plenty of teams raise ticket prices, and Old Trafford is full every time I see ManU on TV. The club started selling players who were still making significant contributions without having a clear replacement on hand, dragging them all over the globe in the summer for exhibitions, requiring fans to buy Personal Seat Licenses*, all those would be signs of the apocalypse you seem to feel has already happened.
Every team owner would like to make a profit, and for that matter a bigger one than last year. Since ManU are about the biggest club in the world I'm not surprised it can deliver on that desire.
* see Raiders, Oakland, NFL, on their return from LA.
posted at 3:44 PM CDT on April 4
Chris Webber retires Here's A Look Back at a Career That Was Above Average.
posted to Basketball at 4:12 PM CDT
I just wish he hadn't taken the 'veteran player to help us through the playoffs' spot from the Warriors before realizing his body was done. I don't begrudge him the nice chunk of change out of Chris Cohen's pocketbook but the team lost out with his signing materially.
posted at 3:10 PM CDT on March 31
The NFL in the year 2000 "Don't be shocked when the 21st century arrives and the NFL teams in Super Bowl XXXIV have women quarterbacks launching 135-yard touchdown passes with their power-assisted arms." Unintentional comedy gold from Sports Illustrated.
posted to Football at 7:06 PM CDT
maybe there will be a machine out there doing the coach's job.
No robot, yet, but most of the teams use fairly sophisticated data mining software to choose the plays. One thing I haven't seen yet (though maybe I just missed it) is that they still use paper photos on the sidelines (e.g., when the QB comes off the field and reviews the last series) when tablet PCs could give them video clips and other software-assisted features.
posted at 3:40 PM CDT on March 26
Minnow's harpoon on target again 19th place in the Championship hosting No. 3 in the Prem and for the second round in a row the Tykes do the business. 96 years since they were last in the semi-finals and they won the trophy that year. With Harry Redknapp's Pompey taking down the Red Devils, the last four will include at least two second division or lower clubs. And possibly a third depending on if Middlesbrough or Cardiff play to recent form tomorrow. Cliche or not, this is the beauty of the FA Cup.
posted to Soccer at 2:12 PM CDT
If a non-Prem team makes it to the final, even if it's Barnsley, I'm rooting for them.
posted at 8:06 PM CDT on March 8
The Other side of the tracks. High school athletic departments are getting contentious enough to propose that private schools compete in a separate league.
posted to Culture at 3:35 PM CDT
In Mountain View there are St. Francis and Mountain View High; the former is usually a top 20 team in any sport, male or female, in the San Jose Mercury News ratings and often competitive at the state level, where the latter is lucky to make the playoffs and get knocked off in the first round.
I don't have a clear opinion on the article's question but wonder what purpose is served by having playoffs which involve both these schools.
posted at 3:21 PM CDT on March 6
YYM: Not in the playoffs, which are based on school size and geography. Only in the football playoffs, where an open division--in which any school can volunteer to compete--is there an exception. AFAIK.
posted at 2:03 PM CDT on March 8
Top 10: Sports Superstitions. Sports are a competitive business, and athletes face a tremendous amount of pressure to always be at their best. Sometimes it’s not enough to just practice and train for hours on end, as players also need to have a mental edge, which often manifests in some strange and nonsensical behaviors and beliefs. Maybe performing the following rituals don’t make an athlete play better, but not adhering to them will certainly make them worse, if only in their own mind.
posted to Culture at 9:54 AM CDT
Beckham is not the only Galaxy player with superstition #1. Watch the next time Landon Donovan gets ready to take a penalty kick; he always does a complicated set of hand gestures, including kissing the back of his hand, while squatting a couple of yards behind the spot. Then again, he scores on a decent percentage of the PKs so I can't complain.
posted at 3:12 PM CDT on March 5
Vivian Stringer reaches 800 wins Stringer joined Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt as the only women's basketball coaches to win 800 games as No. 4 Rutgers beat DePaul 60-46 on Wednesday night.
posted to Basketball at 12:01 PM CDT
For years Coach Stringer has been the only leader at Rutgers (my grad school alma mater) keeping the school on the sports map so this is an awesome achievement. I'd love to see the Lady Knights play over their heads to get her a championship this year.
posted at 3:20 PM CDT on March 5
"The chief executive officer of Tribune Company says he won't hesitate to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field -- even if baseball purists don't like the idea. Zell has a suggestion for the makers of DoubleMint and Juicy Fruit.
'Perhaps the Wrigley Company will decide after getting it for free for so long that's time to pay for it,' he said."
posted to Baseball at 8:36 PM CDT
I swear I remember the same outcry when the lights were installed at Wrigley. And yet apparently the place still has mystique (whatever that is).
posted at 3:50 PM CDT on February 28
You can help ease New Orleans' pain David Stern saw a city in pain, and I think he wanted to help, and I think he wouldn't have been able to forgive himself if he didn't help.
posted to Basketball at 9:35 AM CDT
Maybe Kosovo, owlie, there are some ballers from there.
posted at 3:05 PM CDT on February 27
Football Filter is a new "online community a la digg that concentrates on quality links on the world of football (soccer)". via Metafilter Projects.
posted to Soccer at 12:54 AM CDT
Gotta love the shot of beanpole Peter Crouch and his gal in Paris, http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/clancyparis.jpg, he's so tall he makes her look short despiter her being about as tall as me. Doesn't make her any less hot though.
posted at 3:19 PM CDT on February 27
Liverpool bundled out of FA Cup by Barnsley. Championship League side Barnsley came to Anfield and did the unthinkable, scoring a last-gasp winner 30 seconds from the end to knock out Liverpool, a team currently 29 places above them. Will Rafa Benitez walk alone after this?
posted to Soccer at 11:05 AM CDT
I think Tuesday against Inter is the real test for Benitez. The Italians are on a very strong run, moved 11 clear of Roma at the top of Serie A today, but (like today) this is a home match and the Reds must either win 1-0 or by at least two goals; if not either H&G sell to Dubai or Benitez is done. If the latter, we may not see it until May 15 but this week will have been the deciding factor.
Etagloh, I don't think it's a question of one game but the very disappointing past 12 months. After starting strong with Champions League and FA Cup trophies in years one and two, other managers have begun to catch on and unravel Rafa's rotation policies. As he had a huge transfer budget last summer and got in a large number of quality signings, there is no question that injuries aside the Reds are the team he put together and must live with the results.
posted at 6:18 PM CDT on February 16
The Reds brought in central defensive cover last month, apparently a quality player called Skrtel. And Torres has scored the goals but after being hurt for Spain I don't see how he could be risked against Barnsley. The reason I think Benitez has about worn his welcome--again, the Champions League being the final test--is the constant rotation policy that prevents real gelling among the best players.
This is especially true of the midfield where selling Sissoko wasn't enough to break the logjamb now that Leiva is getting playing time. Consider how, other than Gerrard, the playing time at the remaining three MF spots is shared among: Babel, Kewell, Mascherano, Alonso, Leiva, Pennant, Benayoun and sometimes Riise or Aurellio.
I was a bit surprised that with the rumors about Crouch the whole month of January he didn't move on (not that I want him to leave), to allow Babel to switch into the forward rotation. My guess is that with Voronin and Alonso hurt Benitez didn't want to take the risk but he probably should have, relying on Sebastian Leto or Nabil El Zhar as emergency cover.
posted at 7:33 PM CDT on February 18
Scandal Hits Indiana Hoops Sampson may finally get his haircut permanently by the Delilah from NCAA.
posted to Basketball at 12:34 PM CDT
the Cream and Crimson
Just to derail, did this make anyone else think of steroids and blood?
posted at 2:56 PM CDT on February 14
Asian Football Confederation joins growing backlash against EPL globalization plan. [Follow-up to an earlier post ...] Reacting to the EPL's proposal to play an extra week of league matches outside of England (beginning January 2011), the AFC head said, "With relation to the overall principle, it is my belief that it is not a good idea to organise domestic leagues in territories other than their own." The US Soccer Federation has already said the same thing. Australia, Japan and Korea FAs also echoed the sentiment. The English FA is grilling EPL chairman Richard Scudamore today on the proposal.
posted to Soccer at 1:40 PM CDT
EPL and European teams already play exhibition matches in these areas, sometimes against local clubs and sometimes against other European or English clubs, and the local FAs are thrilled to host them. The Mexican league plays an entire Winter tournament at US locations. Why a regular season match should be different I don't understand.
posted at 3:32 PM CDT on February 12
Why do African teams need European coaches? Paul Doyle reflects on the African Cup of Nations.
posted to Soccer at 7:24 AM CDT
For the most part I think this is something US Soccer and MLS are doing right, with very few boss men (Ruud Gullit being the major recent exception) not being American or Canadian. Doyle is right to suggest African nations do the same.
posted at 3:37 PM CDT on February 12
Chargdres, my bad, I thought only Gullit and Osorio are not American or Canadian. Still half plus the recent MNT coahces seems good considering how few Americans and Canadians have coached a, say, major European club or national side.
posted at 3:02 PM CDT on February 14
Gun Massacre Planned at Super Bowl A distraught Tempe man was within sight of the Super Bowl on Sunday with an assault rifle, but a change of heart kept him from his plan to unload 200 rounds of ammunition on the crowd, court records show. "I will test the theory that bullets speak louder than words," Kurt William Havelock wrote in a manifesto sent to the media before the planned massacre. "I will slay your children. I will shed the blood of the innocent,” Havelock wrote after being denied a liquor license for a bar. "No one destroys my dream. No one."
posted to Football at 7:33 PM CDT
What makes you think another law would have bothered him anymore than the law against murder.
Well, for one thing, this guy would have probably had a much more difficult time getting an AK-47 if our laws were different. For instance, heroin is illegal and difficult though nowhere near impossible to get; I personally would have no clue where to buy some if I went over the edge and wanted it and I expect guns would be in a similar situation.
Of course, should the law change, there's the problem of the existing supply on hand and that, unlike heroin, guns don't have a short shelf life.
posted at 2:46 PM CDT on February 8
2 men shot in Houston's Reliant Stadium parking lot after the US and Mexico play to a thrilling 2-2 draw. In a sick sort of way, is it possible this shooting is good for soccer in America? This "friendly" was played before 70,103 fans and the nosie was so loud the players couldn't communicate with each other or hear the official's whistle.
posted to Soccer at 2:20 PM CDT
I watched, Venice. Howard was very good, neither goal can be laid at his feet. Both were due to poor coverage on the corners by leftback Drew Moor, who let Magallones get free at the back post. I still don't see, after having him on the field for several USMNT games, why Bradley keeps picking Moor, he's shown me nothing and shouldn't be keeping either Jonathon, Spector or Bornstein, on the bench. Heck, Frank Simek, Jay Demerit and Marvell Wynne would probably be better choices too.
posted at 10:32 AM CDT on February 8
We Tried Baseball and It Didn't Work Excellent example of true geek humor, so of course baseball fans will probably hate this one.
posted to Baseball at 10:20 AM CDT
Chickens are assholes, to be sure, but what does that say of the people who eat them?
posted at 2:49 PM CDT on February 8
EPL Makes Pitch for International Audience Beginning in 2011, England's Premier League may play matches in Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Miami and Shanghai during the season. One football supporters' group was none too pleased. "Are we going to see local derbies played in a foreign country thousands of miles away?" asked Football Supporters' Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke. "Are supporters supposed to accept missing the biggest games of their season because it's being played on the other side of the planet?" Foreign TV viewership of the league has skyrocketed during this decade. Though it's likely a vast overstatement, the article repeats a claim that one billion people watched Arsenal's match with Manchester United last November.
posted to Soccer at 10:12 AM CDT
The BBC article had a bit more detail: The league would add a 39th game to the season and the top five clubs would be seeded so as to not face each other. Five cities per year, two games at each. Doesn't seem likely to disrupt derbies or piss off the fans, but who knows.
If Liverpool were to be playing in an American or Canadian city I'd probably try and get to to it.
posted at 10:17 AM CDT on February 7
The Globalization of Sport. David Stern has made efforts to grow the NBA into a global league. The British Empire exported soccer so well that it is often called The World's Game. Simon Kuper contrasts the ways the British and American empires have exported their sports.
posted to Soccer at 3:26 PM CDT
jmd, we do, on Fox Soccer Channel (I just watched a Premier League game this morning and two yesterday) and in Spanish on Gol TV (Real Madrid yesterday, Barcelona today) as well as the occasional US national team outing and one Champions League match per game day on ESPN2.
posted at 12:26 PM CDT on February 3
Only $5 a month here for the package, which also includes NFL Network, Gol TV and a few more sports channels. Though $60/year mmight be more than some people want to spend.
posted at 5:04 PM CDT on February 3
Puerto Rico: Emerging Caribbean Soccer Power? With over two years of inactivity at the international level, Puerto Rico had sunk to a lowly ranking of 196 of 207 prior to this last two week’s return to action with successful warm-up friendlies against Bermuda and Trinidad & Tobago. The seeds of a renaissance were planted in 2004 with the birth of the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division . Now, as Puerto Rico heads toward World Cup qualifying, the island’s top club team and National Team are on the cusp of becoming regional powers.
posted to Soccer at 7:18 AM CDT
BoriQa, you need to know your audience a lot better before quoting the rules to terrapin, who has a three digit member number (as do I, an active member for just about five years now):
- "terrapin has posted 36 links and 735 comments to SportsFilter and 21 threads and 229 comments to the Locker Room" in nearly six years.
- "billsaysthis has posted 110 links and 3313 comments to SportsFilter and 6 threads and 284 comments to the Locker Room."
Second, if you spent any time at all on SpoFi other than your own posts you'd know that the membership here is:
a) hardly exclusively American
b) a hotbed of soccer fans--we have our own Premier League, Champions League and MLS fantasy leagues and a few years ago had TWO EPL fantasy leagues plus a World Cup competition too.
Third, look back at the previous game report type postings you've made on Puerto Rican soccer and other non-mainstream sports. How much discussion have they fostered? 20 comments for four posts, which is being generous since a number of the comments had little to do with the post, is not really what I would consider a strong track record.
posted at 12:41 PM CDT on February 3
Steve Yzerman Duped. How an 11-year-old (and his dirtbag father) fooled the Selke, Conn Smythe and treble Stanley Cup winner, and future Hall of Famer.
posted to Hockey at 11:31 AM CDT
Frankly the Denver or Detroit DA should charge this monstrous father with some kind of fraud (certainly the value of tickets and the playoff travel are enough for a felony weight) as well as possibly child abuse. I would kick in $100 bucks to a fund for the mom to get his parental rights terminated for sure.
posted at 3:20 PM CDT on January 31
Fans make Liverpool takeover move Liverpool supporters are to launch an ambitious plan to buy the football club from its current American owners and turn it towards the Spanish/German model. "The Champions League has been won on six occasions in the last 15 years by clubs owned and run in such a way," said football business lecturer Rogan Taylor, one of the three prime movers.
posted to Soccer at 10:31 PM CDT
100,000 fans at £5,000 each, my wife said we're in since diversifying into non-dollar denominated assets is a good thing. And because she loves me.
posted at 10:32 PM CDT on January 30
JJ, what's wrong with being financially literate?
posted at 3:22 PM CDT on January 31
How soccer explains the US elections. Hillary (Hillisco is her Brazilian soccer name) would win by a mile. Soccer cred includes playing on her high school varsity team, and soccer team-named daughter Chelsea also playing soccer. Highlights include pic of Bill Clinton (Clintosa!) playing soccer with Pele, and video of Chuck Norris, greatest soccer player in the world.
posted to Soccer at 6:16 PM CDT
Binhosa says he's pissed that John 'Edwa' Edwards dropped out of the race after Binhosa sent in his absentee ballot.
posted at 3:28 PM CDT on January 31
Puking acid, now that's cool.
posted at 3:25 PM CDT on February 1
Magic cards were out years ago here.
Owlie lives out in the boonies of Australia, after all, so I'm not surprised it takes a few years for the cool trends to reach him.
posted at 12:45 PM CDT on February 3
ESPN's Dana Jacobson learns the Internet is always listening I didn't even learn about this until Jacobson apologized on her show Monday morning, but the question remains: Was one week away from the job that ESPN gave Dana enough of a consequence? Swilling vodka straight from the bottle at the podium and cursing Jesus?
posted to Culture at 9:11 AM CDT
The Constitution's free speech clause applies only to the government. Amendment 1 says: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
So employers can do what they want in this regard and, as lbb pointed out, any decision is subject to the company's balancing of interests among its various stakeholders.
Having said that, Congress has passed employment law, which has stood up to court tests, which prevent discrimination based on personal and political beliefs. So ESPN could not fire, say, Stuart Scott if he came on the air one day and explained he'd recently converted to a very evangelical sect of Satanists.
posted at 3:37 PM CDT on January 31
lbb, if that was true you'd think he'd have been gone long time back.
posted at 3:26 PM CDT on February 1
Redskins and Gregg Williams part ways Gregg Williams goes from Head Coaching candidate to unemployed. And in Oakland, Al Davis is trying to force Lane Kiffin to resign.
posted to Football at 9:29 PM CDT
It's kind of annoying how practically every assistant coach who has any success with their unit automatically needs to be viewed as a great head coach. Maybe Williams is one of those guys who is an assistant, and that's it.
Agreed. I think Wade Wilson is another good example, his lack of game management skills showing up in the Cowboys' loss to the Giants as proof. Jim Mora Jr. and Steve Marricuci are possibly in this group as well, though Mora's Atlanta situation was perhaps not a fair test.
Speaking of Wilson, I would have you note that Jerry Jones hired Jason Garret as OC last year ahead of Wilson's deal, same as Snyder did this week.
posted at 3:00 PM CDT on January 28
Should We Accept Steroid Use in Sports? Bob Costas hosts a panel of experts to address the ethics of steroid use in an Oxford-style debate. Listen here.
posted to Culture at 8:05 PM CDT
I am disgusted that with all the economic, social, and worldwide issues our government has to deal with, thay are wasting my tax dollars for what? Helping major league baseball clean up?
The reason, besides political grandstanding, for the congressional hearings is because teen athletes are picking up on pro usage and getting some serious damage from it. If it were just MLB, probably not happening.
posted at 3:03 PM CDT on January 28
The American Revolution continues in London Eddie Johnson signs for Fulham of England's Premier League, joining fellow Americans Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra, Kasey Keller and Clint Dempsey.
posted to Soccer at 1:45 PM CDT
When McBride and Keller get healthy, this could really become Fulhamerica. Rumor is that the club is also interested in signing Brad Guzan, who is spending this week on trial at Celtic. Wonder which Randy Lerner team will win silverware first, Fulham or Cleveland Browns?
posted at 2:47 PM CDT on January 23
The Premier League's Pound-for-Pound Champion
"Some may say that Everton have failed, but in essence they have been let down by the system. Pound for pound, Moyes could have the best team in the country and it is to football’s shame that a fat lot of good it may do him."
posted to Soccer at 7:57 AM CDT
Of course UEFA President Michel Platini's recent attempt to put a dent in the big clubs' stranglehold, changing the Champions League qualification rules, met with immediate death.
posted at 2:54 PM CDT on January 23
Liverpool developed a global fan base during the glory years in the '70s and '80s when they won so much silverware and had so many high profile players. This has gotten them merchandise and media revenues not available to Everton or most of the 'other 16', not to mention the 'Pool have brought in paydays by playing in Europe more often and longer than the Toffees.
posted at 3:31 PM CDT on January 24
World Soccer: January Friendlies Update Puerto Rico is on a roll with victories 2-0 and 1-0 over Bermuda last week in preparation for the first phase of the 2010 World Cup qualifying that begins next month in the Caribbean. The last time Puerto Rico won as many as two games in a row came in 1993. Among some of the other friendly results: Barbados 3-2 Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana 1-2 Grenada, and USA 2-0 Sweden. Still to play in January are Haiti vs. El Salvador, Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad & Tobago, El Salvador vs. Estonia, and Iran vs. Costa Rica.
posted to Soccer at 10:54 AM CDT
The last time Puerto Rico won as many as two games in a row came in 1993.
Well, when a team only plays every few years... ;)
Actually, the US win was encouraging. Sweden sent their B team, no Ibrahimovich for instance, but we only had two first choice among the starting XI (and that's being kind to Twellman). Eddie Robinson, who scored the first, was making his first NT appearance, and quite a few others who dressed have less than 10 caps.
Plus it was sweet to see Landon become the US all-time leading goal scorer from a PK since so many of his goals are from the spot.
posted at 3:11 PM CDT on January 22
Superbowl: Patriots vs. Giants 2.0 After an upset of the Packers, the Giants take on the Patriots again in Arizona.
posted to Football at 9:18 PM CDT
Wow, this was a game for everyone who says they hate blowouts. I love'em as long as my team is doing the business but I remember a Giants-49ers playoff game from back in the day where I was the only family member still cheering at the 6th and 7th TDs. And despite rooting for the Giants I can still hardly believe Tynes made the winner after missing two shorter kicks in regulation.
Seems like very low odds but can the Giants continue the Cinderella run and knock off the Patriots?
posted at 9:32 PM CDT on January 20
World Soccer: Puerto Rico shutouts Bermuda again! On Friday January 18th, for the 2nd time this week, the Puerto Rico National team defeated their Bermuda counterpart, this time 1-0, at the National Sports Centre in Hamilton, Bermuda. Puerto Rico had already defeated Bermuda 2-0 on Wednesday January 16th. The Puerto Rico national team, which hasn't played since 2004, is undergoing a renaissance as they build towards a World Cup qualifier against Dominican Republic next March. According to FIFA rankings, the Puerto Rico team is ranked 196 (out of 207) in the world. According to the Northern Irish Head Coah of the national team Colin 'General' Clarke the Puerto Rico team is not that bad and says that their position at the bottom of the pile - compared to Bermuda's 146th - to be more to do with inactivity than lack of ability. The Puerto Rico team had not played since 2004. Clarke who also coaches the USL 1st division Puerto Rico Islanders said that the squad had been galvanized by a sense that a genuine national program was starting to come together for the first time in years.
posted to Soccer at 11:54 AM CDT
Now this is what I call shaking off the rust!
posted at 4:59 PM CDT on January 20
Soccer Is As American As Apple Pie The Guardian's Jeff Wells responds to some false assumptions about The Beautiful Game in the USA.
posted to Culture at 10:07 PM CDT
Hugh, beyond the IWFL, the sadly defunct WUSA, there's a new top flight professional league debuting soon (Mia Hamm playing the MJ part in their logo) and the fact that the US Women's National Team has won more hardware overall than any other national team.
posted at 5:04 PM CDT on January 20
Sparano beginning of Dolphins shakeup Now that they have a head coach,they've got to start looking for some players.And maybe in a few years they start to be a contender in the AFC East.
posted to Football at 1:59 PM CDT
I'm also confused how the o line coach can be credited for the entire season's record, or was Wade Wilson just a puppet talking on Sparano's behalf?
posted at 11:55 PM CDT on January 17
"We're in heaven, we've got Kevin" Kevin Keegan makes a dream return to manage Newcastle United.
posted to Soccer at 12:56 PM CDT
I don't understand why Newcastle management or fans expect Keegan to do any better than Big Sam in the remainder of this season, this isn't comparable to Little Sammy at Bolton, he was out of his depth, or the Benitez/Hicks soap opera at my Reds.
posted at 5:46 PM CDT on January 16
Owl, I thought that Mike Ashley just bought the club, and pushed Shepherd out, in the last year or so, so how can anyone already say things like "the owners use the club as a revenue generator and have no real interest in the team, the fans or even the town" already?
posted at 12:00 AM CDT on January 18
Giants down Cowboys 21-17: in the day's second upset, the fifth-seeded Giants defeated the top-seed Cowboys in Dallas.
posted to Football at 7:33 PM CDT
Why did the Cowboys lose? Simple: Wade Wilson is a very good coordinator but once again proving he's not a head coach. Just cuz his daddy was a good one doesn't mean Wade is.
posted at 3:35 PM CDT on January 14
Surf's up at Mavericks this Saturday. Many of the world's best and bravest surfers are heading toward Half Moon Bay as organizers of the legendary Maverick's Surf Contest have scheduled the big-wave event for Saturday. You can watch it for free by heading down there or tuning in to the live webcast. Or pay $20-$25 to watch it on the big stadium screen at AT&T Park in San Francisco (wtf?).
posted to Extreme at 11:33 PM CDT
Ha! I had to spend months with my wife in the pool at the gym over 2007 to get her ready for visiting the Great Barrier Reef on our Oz/NZ tour. Even after all that she had to wear a life jackets just to wade in the shallow water off Michaelmas Cay, wouldn't go further than waist deep and was completely thrown by the saltiness. But she had fun, so all good.
posted at 3:09 PM CDT on January 11
USC's Carroll intersted in Falcons opening but why would he go to the Pros where he's a proven winner in the college ranks,and a loser in the pros?
posted to Football at 2:49 PM CDT
Why would Carroll go back to the pros after his debacles in NY and NE and his pretty amazing run with the Trojans? Arthur Blank can say he's interested in Carroll, Parcells or Tiger Woods, don't mean any of them will be working in Atlanta.
posted at 3:33 PM CDT on January 10
Tex, who says Carroll is the one with the interest? From the reports I read, it's Blank who has interest in Carroll rather than the other way around. For instance, say the Giants lose, especially badly, to Dallas and Coughlin finally gets the boot (something rumored after almost every season he's been in charge), well that would probably be more interesting to Pete but Atlanta? I don't see that.
posted at 8:07 PM CDT on January 10
Mickster, even if the Bush thing unrolls as you state, how does that change Pete Carroll's success? Sure, the win/loss record would change and the BCS Trophy would go elsewhere (though where is interesting) but Carroll is not the one guilty of any violations nor did Bush's actions matter on the field except, perhaps, in that he had better peace of mind and was a better player for it.
These are not point-shaving, recruiting or drug violations. If anything, I think should this calamity (as a USC alum) come to pass that Carroll will be more likely to stay just to win a BCS trophy that isn't tainted.
posted at 3:18 PM CDT on January 11
Steve Downie at it again. Already suspended this year, Steve Downie takes a cheap "thumb" at the eye of Jason Blake. At what point does the NHL do something serious about the Flyers, who have already been suspended 52 games this season for a variety of cheap shots. Is it a team mentality or just a series of unfortunate events?
posted to Hockey at 12:44 PM CDT
Did the league do much when the Flyers got their Broad St. Bullies handle?
posted at 12:53 PM CDT on January 6
Seattle defeats Washington, Jacksonville edges Pittsburgh.
posted to Football at 6:29 AM CDT
I did turn off the Steelers game around the end of the third quarter, boy was that the wrong choice. Especially after the first game had 36 fourth quarter points.
posted at 12:56 PM CDT on January 6
OTHER MOMENTS IN A SOCCER PLAYER'S LIFE. It's the off-season. Sergio stands before Sheri, his gorgeous cocoa-skinned girlfriend of nearly one week. They're in his South Beach mansion's movie room. She claims that she loves him ... but she really wants to choose the movie tonight.
"Please, Sergio? I love-love-love Brad Pitt and George Clooney," she says.
Sergio falls to the fine carpet, screaming, holding his hands over his heart as if he had been kicked there. The pain is too much for him to bear! He might not be able to take it one second longer!
posted to Culture at 4:08 PM CDT
What the heck was the pacifier about?
posted at 7:47 PM CDT on January 5
Dakar Rally cancelled by the Amaury Sport Organisation due to security concerns after four French tourists were killed in Mauritania. Have other sporting events of this magnitude been cancelled before due to terrorist threats or other such security concerns?
posted to Auto Racing at 11:32 AM CDT
(FIFA) Women's World Cup 2003 was out of China due to SARS-related scare.
posted at 3:21 PM CDT on January 4
Bill Belichick named AP Coach Of The Year and deservedly so coaching his team to 16-0 so far.
posted to Football at 6:46 PM CDT
Thomas is on the ballot for the ROY award, too bad Adrian Peterson should win that unanimously.
Really, what about Patrick Willis? Defensive ROY and serious contender for defensive player of the year after leading the league in tackles, I think he will get some ROY votes and probably make it close with Peterson.
posted at 12:55 PM CDT on January 5
jojo, I'm not saying Peterson doesn't win but that it won't be unanimous.
posted at 1:00 PM CDT on January 6
How Do You Get to 16 - 0? In a recent thread, some questioned how the New England Patriots were able to achieve an undefeated regular season record. This article from SI.com gives an insider's view.
posted to Football at 11:16 AM CDT
To be able to get his team UP for a game 16 times in a row is simply remarkable. Teams simply have games where they play flat, but Bill has not allowed that all year. And his halftime adjustments are second to none.
Very good point, bdaddy. Being more of an English football fan I found myself comparing this kind of management to, say, Ferguson, Wenger and Benitez--Wenger managed it in 2004 and his Arsenal ran the table undefeated but otherwise hard to find the equal.
posted at 3:11 PM CDT on January 3
I was only 11 that year and more interested in Deep Purple, Zeppelin and, just a bit, the girls in my class so my memories of the Dolphins' march are about nil, but does anyone believe that over 14 games there was not one when the other team or a referee gifted them the win? This happens every season at all levels in all sports so to single out the Patriots is absurd. Or maybe sublime.
posted at 1:04 PM CDT on January 5
On-Field Tryout Earns Stewart WVU Head Spot Bill Stewart's job as interim head coach during the Mountaineer's 42-28 dismantling of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl thrusts him to the full-time gig as the new head man to replace Rich Rodriguez.
posted to Football at 9:29 AM CDT
Shocking result for sure, especially since Slaton was knocked out early. But you give up nearly 400 yards rushing and you probably lose 999 times out of 1000.
posted at 10:09 AM CDT on January 3
Taxpayers will fund Yankees' VIP parking Yet another perk, compliments of the richest team in sports and the taxpayers of New York.
posted to Baseball at 9:23 AM CDT
$20,750 for a season ticket?!?! Okay, those seem to be in one of the better locations but $250 a game good? I don't think so.
posted at 2:51 PM CDT on January 2
posted to Extreme at 4:07 PM CDT
Not to belittle this achievement but from a SpoFi perspective I think we need to do a sport/not sport debate since the technology and rider nerve were the key elements involved rather than, say, any physical attribute.
posted at 2:54 PM CDT on January 2
If those are the main attributes of a sport then almost anything that requires physical effort and where results improve with practice is a sport and the word loses meaning. Far be it from me, though, to declare myself the SpoFi arbiter of language.
posted at 11:11 PM CDT on January 2
lbb, rcade: not really in either case but is chess a sport (not boxing chess, mind you) and are FedEx drivers athletes since nerves, endurance and practice, plus strength in the latter case, are all involved at the highest levels?
posted at 10:13 AM CDT on January 3
Fair enough. At least I don't feel like Zed Shaw must after seeing the Slashdot thread about his anti-Rails rant.
posted at 3:21 PM CDT on January 3
Nevermore! Ravens Fire Brian Billick The Super Bowl XXXV winning coach has been fired after a 5-11 season, his eighth with the team and sixth straight year without a playoff win. Owner Steve Bisciotti told Billick weeks ago that he'd be retained for another year. "I just changed my mind," he said.
posted to Football at 4:21 PM CDT
I guess ending on a win did help but Billick never impressed anyone with his offense, even the year they won the Super Bowl it was the ultimate example of defense winning games.
posted at 5:56 PM CDT on December 31
Only if he relinquishes his double role as a GM and coach
I think this was a bad trend that went too far. Mike Nolan had to give up the GM job this week and that should only be a positive for the Niners, elijahin.
Oddly, this doesn't seem to be the case in European soccer where the managers generally control personnel. Hence all the manager/owner battles over transfer purses.
posted at 3:26 PM CDT on January 3
Patriots are perfect 16-0 with a comeback win against the New York Giants, overcoming a 12 point third-quarter deficit. Tom Brady's 50 touchdown passes in a season breaks Peyton Manning's record; Randy Moss' 23 touchdown catches in a season breaks Jerry Rice's record.
posted to Football at 10:42 PM CDT
Tom Brady did one thing that made me very happy tonight--no, it wasn't winning, getting the season TD record nor going undefeated--and it was something very simple: when he gave his post-game on the field quick interview with the NFL Network he did not thank any deity and his first words in response to the question were "hard work."
posted at 1:10 PM CDT on December 30
Greatest Moments of the 2007 College Football Season
posted to Football at 11:32 AM CDT
"The BCS bowl games haven’t even taken place yet, and 2007 is already one of the most memorable college football seasons in history."
A truer, more appropriate albeit more obvious opening sentence can hardly be written about this whacky season.
posted at 2:26 PM CDT on December 29
Ohio State finished earlier than other schools but those other schools had more time off between games, meaning the Buckeyes had less time to prepare and heal. Other teams have the option to schedule games similarly, this is nothing new, and choose not to match Ohio State.
As a USC alum/fan I'm not happy to be squeezed out of the BCS title game, even if we didn't earn it, but you can't tell me that Ohio State should be penalized for putting themselves through a tougher calendar.
posted at 1:15 PM CDT on December 30
As for USC, I think the loss at home to Stanford was the only reason they didn't get in instead of LSU. Is it right? Who knows.
Mickster, you mistook my alumni homerism fantasy for a real vote that USC deserved at BCS title game spot.
posted at 6:04 PM CDT on December 31
Mickster, what do you think know that USC put Illinois on the canvas? Sure they were the favorites but for me it was huge fun to watch. Ohio State visits the Coliseum to open the 2008 season, if they win Monday that will be a clash of titans.
posted at 11:24 PM CDT on January 1
Leyritz Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI, Manslaughter. Former MLB catcher Jim Leyritz, one of the heroes of the Yankees' 1996 World Series Championship, was arrested early this morning following an accident that killed a 30-year-old woman in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Leyritz, who turned 44 on Thursday, refused a sobriety test after being told that the other driver had died.
posted to Baseball at 7:23 PM CDT
Laws are written by lawyers, we should remember, and defense attorneys need the occasional win to keep new business coming in.
posted at 2:29 PM CDT on December 29
For all of you talking about coaching loyalty, an interesting development ... West Virginia University has filed a lawsuit against former head coach Rich Rodriguez over a $4M buyout. Rodriguez, who left for the University of Michigan earlier this month, has two years to pay WVU back the money, but one-third is due by Jan. 19 and the Rodriguez camp has been making noise about the clause not being valid.
posted to Football at 7:32 AM CDT
Just to clear, if he and Michigan agreed the deal but didn't sign until after the bowl game--putting aside, for the moment the $4 million issue--Rodriguez would not be a scum bucket?
posted at 3:19 PM CDT on December 28
Records in sight after Patriots move to 15-0 ,but need to play better than they did in the second half against the Dolphins,didn't score in the second half for the first time this year as Brady seemed to continue to throw to Moss in double and triple coverage.
posted to Football at 12:30 PM CDT
Wild that NBC and CBS are simulcasting the game--presumably with the great NFLN announcing crew--but I guess neither was willing to let the other have it alone. Wonder how the ratings will be interpreted if either has a significantly larger number.
posted at 7:15 PM CDT on December 26
A topic much-discussed here, American jurisprudence once again finds a way to duck the real issue in favor of the always-popular technicality. Fortunately, another lawsuit waits in the wings which doesn't suffer from the legal defect raised here. But in the wonderland of our legal system who can tell what white rabbits await?